mmccann@hubcap.UUCP (Mike McCann) (10/13/88)
I have an IBM PS/2 Model 25 with 2-internal 3.5" disk drives and would like to add an external 5.25" drive. Can this be done? My area IBM sales person says NO because you have to remove one of the drives to connect its cable to the back of the external disk drive adapter. Is there a way to connect the drive adapter and still keep the two internal disk drives? If so, will I have to use the connector for the hard drive? Thanks for the help in advance, -- Mike McCann Internet = mmccann@hubcap.clemson.edu Poole Computer Center (Box P-11) UUCP = gatech!hubcap!mmccann Clemson University Bitnet = mmccann@clemson.bitnet Clemson, S.C. 29634
spolsky-joel@CS.YALE.EDU (Joel Spolsky) (10/13/88)
In article <3224@hubcap.UUCP> mmccann@hubcap.UUCP (Mike McCann) writes: | I have an IBM PS/2 Model 25 with 2-internal 3.5" disk drives and would | like to add an external 5.25" drive. Can this be done? My area IBM | sales person says NO because you have to remove one of the drives to | connect its cable to the back of the external disk drive adapter. Is | there a way to connect the drive adapter and still keep the two internal | disk drives? If so, will I have to use the connector for the hard | drive? The PS/2 floppy controller can only handle two drives. Kinson Products Corp advertises a $249 external 5.25" floppy that works with all PS/2 models. They will sell you a 3.5"/5.25" disk drive switch adaptor if you have 2 3.5" drives installed; this is $40. Kinson Products Corp 482-484 Sunrise Highway Rockville Center, NY 11570 Orders: 1-800-433-6224 (outside NY) 1-800-553-6224 (inside NY) Inquiries: 1-516-763-0906 WARNING: I have nothing to do with this company. I've never even HEARD of them. I would never IMAGINE recommending their products without knowing more. I just saw their ad (PC Mag. 7:17 Oct 11 '88). Judging by the number of grammatical mistakes in the ad ... +----------------+---------------------------------------------------+ | Joel Spolsky | bitnet: spolsky@yalecs uucp: ...!yale!spolsky | | | arpa: spolsky@yale.edu voicenet: 203-436-1483 | +----------------+---------------------------------------------------+ #include <disclaimer.h>